2.7 Community Rank

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Post has received 53.87% “outperform” votes from our community.

MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Post and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe POST will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe POST will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days.

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1.0 Company Ownership

In the past three months, Post insiders have sold 4,109.16% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $8,472.00 in company stock and sold $356,600.00 in company stock.

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Post (NYSE:POST) Frequently Asked Questions

How has Post's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)?

Post's stock was trading at $88.90 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, POST stock has increased by 2.3% and is now trading at $90.96. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Post?

11 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Post in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 8 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Post.

When is Post's next earnings date?

How were Post's earnings last quarter?

Post Holdings Inc (NYSE:POST) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May, 7th. The company reported $0.65 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.91 by $0.26. The company had revenue of $1.49 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.41 billion. Post had a positive return on equity of 9.54% and a negative net margin of 2.35%. Post's quarterly revenue was up 7.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.31 earnings per share. View Post's earnings history.

What price target have analysts set for POST?

11 analysts have issued 1-year price targets for Post's shares. Their forecasts range from $105.00 to $130.00. On average, they anticipate Post's share price to reach $117.20 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 28.8% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Post.

Has Post been receiving favorable news coverage?

Media coverage about POST stock has been trending extremely negative on Sunday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Post earned a coverage optimism score of -5.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media stories about the company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near future. View the latest news aboutPost.

Are investors shorting Post?

Post saw a drop in short interest during the month of May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 1,820,000 shares, a drop of 5.2% from the April 30th total of 1,920,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 665,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.7 days. Approximately 2.8% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View Post's Current Options Chain.

Which major investors are selling Post stock?

POST stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Victory Capital Management Inc., Victory Capital Management Inc., BlackRock Inc., Russell Investments Group Ltd., Wellington Management Group LLP, Alliancebernstein L.P., UBS Group AG, and Principal Financial Group Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Post company stock in the last year include David P Skarie, Jay W Brown, and Robert V Vitale. View insider buying and selling activity for Post.

Which major investors are buying Post stock?

POST stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including London Co. of Virginia, Invesco Ltd., Diamond Hill Capital Management Inc., The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company , Levin Easterly Partners LLC, York Capital Management Global Advisors LLC, Raymond James & Associates, and JPMorgan Chase & Co.. Company insiders that have bought Post stock in the last two years include Edwin H Callison, Ellen F Harshman, Mark W Westphal, and William P Stiritz. View insider buying and selling activity for Post.

How do I buy shares of Post?

Shares of POST can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

What is Post's stock price today?

One share of POST stock can currently be purchased for approximately $90.96.

How big of a company is Post?

Post has a market capitalization of $6.20 billion and generates $5.68 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $124.70 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.91 on an earnings per share basis. Post employs 10,100 workers across the globe.